Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

• In 2015, 130 persons or 18.1% of the persons in Mulgrave lived in low income².

• In 2015, 54.8% of households in Mulgrave contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Nova Scotia, 58.4% of households contributed to an account while 65.2% of households contributed nationally.

• In 27.5% of couples in Mulgrave, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 57.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 12.5% of couples.
• For Canada overall, each partner had fairly equal incomes in 32.0% of couples with men having the higher income in 50.7% of couples and women having higher income in 17.3% of couples.

Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Mulgrave and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Mulgrave and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Mulgrave was $79,872 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $54,784 and the median income of lower-income partners was $21,376.